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If there is an Electoral College tie in 2020, it will be the latest turn in a highly unusual and a very competitive presidential election cycle.
It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here's how the next president would be determined.
Come Election Day, Americans could be in for yet another surprise: a tie. While the odds of it happening are very slim, an Electoral College tie is entirely possible, particularly in competitive ...
Here’s what happens if there’s a 269-269 Electoral College tie in the 2024 election. By Rachel Schilke. Facebook. Twitter. WhatsApp. Linkedin. Email. Print. October 27, 2024 6:00 am. Facebook.
An Electoral College tie is unlikely, but not impossible, in a presidential race that appears to be neck and neck With the 2024 presidential election just days away, Democrat Kamala Harris and ...
What happens if there’s an Electoral College tie - and what happened the year there was. Only once in US history has the president not been chosen by the Electoral College, since the current ...
The Electoral College by the numbers The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of electoral votes, in this case 270 votes, is what is needed to be elected president.
The four most likely sets of election outcomes in the seven key swing states and Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District that would produce a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College, according to 538's ...
Sure, a tie in the Electoral College would further extend what has been a discouragingly long, negative campaign. And there would be sharp debates about the proper procedure.
But it's very unlikely that an Electoral College tie would wind up in Obama's favor. Currently, the GOP has more members of Congress in 33 states, while Democrats have more in 16 states.
The last time an Electoral College tie occurred was in 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both won 73 electoral votes, Muller said. The House ultimately voted for Jefferson to be president.